KATHMANDU, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Four persons, including three minors, have died on Saturday following an outbreak of diarrhea in western Nepal district, local leading media group's website eKantipur reported.

    In Kapilvastu district, some 200 km west of kathmandu, one adult and three kids died on Saturday afternoon.

    Altogether 56 people have been rushed to local Bahadurgunj Hospital. The condition of 13 of them is critical.

    Many of the diarrhea patients are being treated in the open field in front of the hospital due to lack of space inside the hospital.